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U*aSnte named Fawn McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE EDUCATION FUND Assessed Valuation S10,000 00 SI 1,000 DO SI 2,000 00 Pi esent Tax Rate S 07 pet SI 00 S O / p i M S 1 0 0 S O / p i ' i s i 0 0 Pi esent Amount S/ 00 S/ /() SK 40 Proposed Tax Rate S.I 2 pei S100 S.I 2 pel SI00 "S 12 pel SI 00 Ptoposed Amount S12.00 SI 3.20 S1 4.40 Tax Increase S 5.00 ( S 5.50 1 S G OO The first line showsthe assessed valuation (not market value) of a home.The third line shows how much the taxpayer is currently paying to support McHenry County college. The fifth line shows the total amount of tax that will be paid if the referendum passes March 8. 15C 0 THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER fit 15 SERVING THE CH A IN - O-LA KE S REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 99 NUMBER 61 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1975 20 PAGES - FIFTEEN CENTS Ask Educational Rate Boost College Referendum Saturday, March 8 Along with other interested local folks, we stopped at the new youth center last Saturday during open house. Youth, Inc., after many weeks of hard work to convert the Schreiner home on Main street into a recreational center, opened the doors to the public. A number of the members, most of them representing the governing board, were on hand to greet visitors. There was no doubt that their time in the old residence was well spent these past days. Bills Increase April 1 By unanimous vote of the City Council Monday night, bills for water and sewer service will be increased starting April 1. The present $70 charge for a three-quarter inch residential water hookup has been raised to $100. For anything over three-quarter inch, which applies mainly to the business area, the charge will be $100 for a one-inch hookup and for every one-quarter inch diameter that the pipe increases there will be an additional charge of $25. The city furnishes meters for the three-quarter-inch pipe only. Water usage will require the payment of $ .65 per 1,000 gallons "straight across the board", with a minimum of $4.50 a quarter. ~ Certain businesses now pay 20 per cent of the water bill as sewer use charge. There will be no change. Laundromats not using city water will be charged $18 per machine per quarter. Sewer hookup remains at $250. The service charge for usage of the system increases from $3.60 to $6 a quarter. Although the city auditor and financial consultant recom­ mended an even greater in­ crease in the sewer charge, the city felt that at least for the present the increase voted would be sufficient. The boost in water charges is expected to counteract any loss in the sewer department. CONDUCTS SHOPLIFTING SEMINAR - Officer Kenneth Kunzer is shown speaking before McHenry store owners and clerks Monday morning at a Seminar on Shoplifting. With approval of the city, the Police department is presenting the two-phase program. In addition to Monday's seminar, another was scheduled Tuesday night for those unable to attend in the daytime. Officer Kunzer is public relations officer for the department. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD DAR Essay Winners The program was organized and promoted by the Junior high counseling department. Before the faculty and students, Spitzer showed a film on Bill Tallman, TV personality who selected to make the film a short time before he died of lung cancer. Spitzer also gave a demonstration on Smoking Bottles and a lung demon­ stration that showed smoke damage. A series of slides were shown New Program Post Office Food stamp outlets will more than double in some parts of Illinois this month when U.S. post offices begin selling stamps in twenty designated counties, including McHenry. Over 64,000 participants will be affected, according to James L. Food Stamp Outlet Trainor, director, of Public acting Illinois Department Aid. Participating post offices in McHenry county are McHenry, Crystal Lake and Woodstock. The program, developed by $300 Taken In Daytime Grocery Store Robbery Bright curtains adorned the windows, and even more colorful murals covered the walls. They were all in the spirit of the young, and this is the way it should be. There were games, a ping pong table and a pool table, and most of them were in use. An organ occupied a prominent place in the main room. Upstairs is a "rap" room, where these young people in­ tend just to talk things over. From what we hear, it may be' the most popular room of all. (Continued on page 16) County detectives are in­ vestigating an armed robbery which took place last Thursday afternoon about 2 o'clock at the Main Street Foods grocery store, 1928 W. Main street, Spring Grove. About $300 in cash was taken from the store. Patricia Rinda, the clerk, was alone in the store when two youths entered and selected items from the shelves and placed them on the counter. During their presence, another customer arrived, made a purchase and departed. The youths then approached the cash register and Ms. Rinda rang up their purchases and put them in a bag. As she did so, one of the youths displayed an automatic pistol and an­ nounced it was a hold-up. She was told to put the money from the cash register into their shopping bag, which she did. They thanked her and as they departed, one of them pulled a blue stocking cap from his clothing and placed it over his head. The robbers were not seen leaving in an auto but in­ vestigation is being made into autos which were seen in the area at the time. IDPA and the U.S. Postal Service will accelerate the sale of food stamps to accommodate an increasing number of Illinois residents purchasing coupons, Trainor said. Food stamps have been sold in those twenty county public aid of­ fices. By the end of June, 150 selected post offices throughout the state will have replaced seventy-three public aid offices as food stamp sales outlets, more than doubling the number of existing centers. The pilot project, among the first in the nation, is expected to affect approximately 107,204 par­ ticipants. The post office project will provide speedy and convenient sales service to authorized participants and alleviate overcrowding in county public aid offices, Trainor pointed out. The twenty county public aid offices involved in the first phase of the drive will continue to sell food stamps during March. Thereafter, food stamp sales will be transacted only at fifty-six post offices in those designated counties. The food stamp project is part of an IDPA state-wide effort to make all public aid services more accessible to the residents of Illinois. Participants can continue to purchase food stamps by mail by writing Food Stamp Mail Order Office, P.O. Box 939, Springfield, Illinois 62705. Coupon books sold at post offices in the designated counties and at public aid of- (Continued on page 16) McHenry County college will hold a referendum in fourteen precincts within the district Saturday, March 8. On that day the public will vote on the proposition to increase the annual tax rate for educational purposes from the present .07 per cent to .12 per cent. Polls will be open from noon to 7 p.m. In the McHenry area, the following voting polling places have been established: McHenry: Precinct 8, cafeteria of East campus high school; Johnsburg: Precinct 10, Johnsburg school; Wonder Lake-Greenwood: Precinct 11, Harrison school; Richmond-Burton: Precinct 9, lobby of Richmond-Burton high school. During the past six years the expenditures in the Educational fund have ex­ ceeded the revenue, resulting in an accumulated deficit of about $185,000. This, together with an inadequate source of revenue, has slowed the scheduled expansion of curriculum and student ser­ vices. Tax anticipation warrants have proved costly to the district. Since 1968 there has been a 44 per cent increase in the college transfer program and a 173 per cent increase in the oc­ cupational program, for an overall increase of 87 per cent. The student load has increased 101 per cent since that same year, from 1,379 to 2,978. The new campus is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 1976. Money received through the sale of bonds following a public referendum is earmarked only for construction and equip­ ment. The Educational fund, for which money is now sought, receives and expends money received for instructional expenses such as salaries, supplies, etc. An interchange of (Continued on page 16) Old Con Game Leaves Station Poorer By $10 George Ross, owner of the J&L gas station, 810 W. Rand road, Lilymoor, McHenry, reported to county authorities that a short change artist had victimized his station. Ross said that about 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon, an older model blue auto with four oc­ cupants came to the station and Conduct Tornado Workshop To Promote County Safety Education Officer Gives School Proposal Views the driver requested one dollar's worth of gas. He gave a twenty dollar bill in payment and received nineteen dollars in change. The driver requested to buy a ten dollar bill, which was done. He then requested the twenty dollar bill back and offered the ten dollar bill in exchange. After the occupants depar­ ted, it was learned that the station had suffered a loss of ten dollars in the transaction. A description of the vehicle was obtained but it was not found in the area. Dean Mack of the Illinois Office of Education was present at the last meeting of the Johnsburg unit Citizens Feasibility Study committee. He cautioned the committee to explore all issues at this point to the fullest. He emphasized that the conclusions from the study should be based on facts and not on emotions. Mack did concede that issues in education are, not all black and white. Questions were asked of him that had legal significance. These questions are to be submitted to the legal counsel $12,000 Loss To Interior Of Lakemoor Home Fire Chief Glenn Peterson called "a definite case of ar­ son" the fire that destroyed much of the home of Jesse Jones, 306 S. Sheridan, Lakemoor, last weekend. Flames were noticed at 11:44 Saturday night by Mrs. Steadman, who lives next door. She turned in the alarm. The Jones family had left for a visit in Kentucky and no one was at home. Firemen of Companies 1 and 3 remained on the scene until 1:18 before bringing the blaze under control. The county arson division was called in to investigate. More than 75 per cent of the interior of the house was destroyed. Damage was estimated at $12,000. McHenry County Civil Defense has arranged for Dr. C.F. Miranda, a noted professional engineer who has done extensive research with tornadoes, to conduct a workshop March 7 and 8, ac­ cording to John J. Shay of McHenry, director of Civil Defense for McHenry county. Tornadoes are a threat to life and property in all areas of Illinois. There is nothing anyone can do to prevent a tornado, but there is a great deal everyone can do to minimize the danger to life, and with proper design much can be done to make buildings resistant to tornadoes. The objective of the seminar will be to illustrate to the participants the need for planning to npinimize the ef­ fects, explain the mechanics of tornadoes and where they may locate the best available tor­ nado shelter. The radio war­ ning systems used by the state and county Civil Defense will be explained. According to Shay the McHenry County board is deeply concerned with the welfare of each resident and has instructed his office to arrange programs of this type. He said that the program is designed for school ad­ ministrators, industry, manufacturers, business people and any other person responsible for safety programs. Although not oriented for the general public, they are welcome. The workshop will be held at the auditorium of Crystal Lake Central school at 131 Paddock, Crystal Lake, Friday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 8, at 8:30 a.m. under the sponsorship of McHenry (Continued on page 16) of the I.O.E. through the superintendent of the Education Service Region. Sub-committee reports generally outlined the program and the needed facilities for the proposed unit district and the legal procedures necessary to form the district. The Finance committee indicated the financial problems to be en­ countered in a construction program needed to enhance the proposed educational program if financial aid from the state is not available. Various alter­ nate construction programs were suggested. An advisory vote called for by Chairman Charles Boak resulted in a majority in favor of having the Committee of Ten allow the petition to continue to a hearing. The Committee of Ten met to discuss the reports and followed the advisory vote of the study group. The Facility committee and other interested committee members had a tour through District 156 East campus and West campus by McHenry High School Supt. Richard Swantz Feb. 22. This group also toured the recently completed Lake Zurich high school which was completed in phases and would be about the same size as the proposed unit district. They also are considering various building and financial alter­ natives within the present Johnsburg school district. The next general meeting of the Total Feasibility Study Citizens committee will be Monday, March 17, in the Junior high school learning center. Schools Hear Cancer Program Appearing before a classroom of young students is Aaron Spitzer, public Education chairman of the American Cancer society, Illinois division, who shows films and slides on the dangers of smoking. In the background, from left, are Mrs. Alfred Roth, high school volunteer for the A.C.S. and a McHenry county A.C.S. member, and Ms. Kathleen Shea, member of the McHenry Junior high school counseling group. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Aaron Spitzer, M.S., M.P.H., director of public education for the American Cancer society, was guest speaker before faculty members and students at McHenry Junior high and Valley View schools recently. telling how smoking causes cancer. A question and answer period followed and material concerning cancer was distributed. Programs such as these are (Continued on page 16) Water, Sewer Petty, left, of Parkland Junior high school, McHenry, was Mimed first prize winner in the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) American History essay contest. At right is Fawn Krug of Harvard Junior high school, who was awarded second place. Carol Petty, an eighth grader at Parkland school, has won first place in the annual Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) essay contest. She received a medal, a certificate and a check for five dollars. This year's historical subject was "A Patriot of the American Revolution." Essays were accepted about any man, jyoman or child who served America as a patriot during the American Revolution. The (Continued on page 16)